Новости за 18.01.2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 10 U.S. sailors who were briefly detained by the Iranian military last week were held at gunpoint and had a verbal exchange with Iranian personnel before they were released, the U.S. military said Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 10 U.S. sailors who were briefly detained by the Iranian military last week were held at gunpoint and had a verbal exchange with Iranian personnel before they were released, the U.S. military said Monday.

PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro next month will make the first visit to France by a Cuban head of state since his brother in 1995 as he tries to carve out a larger role for the Communist-run nation since improving ties with the United States.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 95-year-old former paramedic at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz will go on trial in Germany next month on charges of being an accessory to the murder of at least 3,681 people a German court announced on Monday.

MOSCOW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he hoped that talks between the Syrian government and Syrian opposition would start this month in Damascus.

(Reuters) - World number two Andy Murray will look to get his bid for a maiden Australian Open title off to a solid start when he faces Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday.

* Net capital outflow falls to $56.9 bln from $153 bln in 2014

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi did not sustain a hamstring injury in Sunday's 6-0 La Liga victory at home to Athletic Bilbao as initially feared, tests showed on Monday.

RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan authorities have arrested a Belgian national of local origin directly linked to the attackers who carried out the Paris shootings and bombings in November that killed 130 people, the government said in a statement on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Debt-ridden Bolton Wanderers, a founder member of the English Football League in 1888, were given a stay of execution on Monday after the High Court adjourned a hearing from the tax authorities who want the club wound-up.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - When Burkina Faso anti-terrorism Commander Evrard Somda arrived with 20 men to start a fight-back against Islamist militants holed up in a smart hotel, his first decision was to seal off the area and throw away the rule book.

* Monte dei Paschi down 14 pct on Monday, junior bonds also suffer

LONDON (Reuters) - Football always has been a relatively simple sport, governed by 17 laws largely unchanged since the 19th century, yet that template is now surrounded by 22,000 words of interpretations, creating anomalies the rulemakers want to streamline.

WARSAW, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Polish banking shares fell again on Monday on concerns about the cost of looming Swiss franc mortgage conversions and a new bank tax, but losses were capped by growing expectations the mortgage plan will have to be watered down.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany needs to raise spending on police, education and daycare by at least 5 billion euros (£3.81 billion) to successfully integrate a record number of asylum seekers and avoid social tensions, its deputy government leader said on Monday.

* But Casino falls on bearish S&P note (Adds quote, detail)

CAPE TOWN, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Steven Finn has been ruled out of the rest of England’s tour of South Africa and will be replaced in the limited-overs squad by Liam Plunkett, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.

(Reuters) - World number two Andy Murray will look to get his bid for a maiden Australian Open title off to a solid start when he faces Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday.

* Major writedowns not expected (Adds details throughout, updates shares)

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's pension funds are facing calls to invest more in the country's thriving high-tech sector, with complaints growing that the Israeli public is missing out while foreign investors reap the returns of the country's technology boom.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - It was very much business as usual for Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams at the Australian Open on Monday, even if allegations of widespread match-fixing cast a shadow over the opening day of the year's first grand slam.

Jan 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the European Rugby Challenge Cup Group Stage matches THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 FIXTURES (GMT) Sale Sharks v Newport Gwent Dragons (1945) FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 FIXTURES (GMT) Castres Olympique v Pau (1800) La Rochelle v Worcester Warriors (1830) Cardiff Blues v Calvisano (1945) Montpellier v Harlequins (1945) SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 FIXTURES (GMT) Zebre v Gloucester Rugby (1400

Jan 18 (Infostrada Sports) - Fixtures from the European Rugby Champions Cup Group Stage matches SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 FIXTURES (GMT) Toulouse v Saracens (1300) Ulster v Oyonnax (1300) Bath Rugby v Toulon (1515) Wasps v Leinster (1515) Glasgow Warriors v Racing 92 (1730) Scarlets v Northampton (1730) SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 FIXTURES (GMT) Benetton Treviso v Munster

(Reuters) - Manchester City right back Pablo Zabaleta has ruled out a move away from the club during the January transfer window after British media linked the defender with a switch to Italian side Inter Milan.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A rampaging Roger Federer kicked off his 17th Australian Open campaign with a 6-2 6-1 6-2 demolition of Georgian battler Nikoloz Basilashvili to reach the second round on Monday.